May, two thousand one,
My heart beat outside my chest
For the first time–son.
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Dedicated to my first-born who will always be my baby.
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Written for the Time Capsule haiku challenge.
Thank you for reading!
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Comments (44)
Awww this one made my mama heart want to cry, but a good ugly cry :) so sweet.
A wonderful poem.
Beautiful!
Beautiful tribute for a first born!
A very dear moment for a new mom. Hearted... Does your son read your work? He needs to see this one.
Oh Heather!!! This is PRECIOUS!!!
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Congrats on Top story!
This is beautiful!
Absolutely love this. ❤
A beautiful haiku, well done
Amazing
Beautiful poem. Motherhood is beautiful ❤️
This is so wholesome and beautiful. I like the image too, very cool😊
Aw how lovely. Such a well crafted and heartfelt haiku :)
Ahh Heather so touching!!! Nothing compares to a mother's bond to their child! Love this and congratulations :)
gorgeous work Heather! I love the accompanying photo as well! BRAVO!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Well..this was worth the wait. Sorry, I took so long to comment. congrats on a thoroughly well-deserved TS. This is beautiful, succinct, and wonderfully hits the nail on the head. This is perhaps one of your best. That would be hard to really back up, but it is certainly up there. Well done, Heather!
this is very nice, Heather. Pretty coool sentiment and visual!
Beautiful! Congratulations on Top Story!!
Excellent, beautiful, heartwarming. I love this one!!!
This is beautiful. Thank you for it.
Beautiful.
Very sweet. You are truly a talented haiku writer!
Very well put, a message we all relate to. ❤️